Day 19

Our first 10 miles today were wet and cold as we headed up the main A road north from Lairg - single track all the way!
This has been the most isolated part of the entire trip, even the sheep disappeared and our only company has been the occasional logging truck. A real highlight was coming across The Crask Inn - the second most remote Inn in the UK. They served us up some wonderful coffee and shortbreads and fuelled us with stories of other travellers-it was hard to leave.
Lunch stop today was beside a tiny Church of Scotland church in an equally tiny hamlet, it was beautifully maintained with the door always been kept open. We thought we were all alone until we saw the herd of Red Deer grazing just behind the church - it was a great sight.
Around 4 pm we eventually saw the sea and it felt quite an achievement to have reached the northernmost coast at last. Our overnight stay tonight is at a lovely little Inn in Strathy where we are preparing for our final ride to John O'Groats just 40 miles away on Friday morning. The weather forcast for our last day looks diabolical but we're nearly there!

We also realised today that if we include gift aid then we have almost reached our fundraising total! Thanks so much to everyone who has already sponsored us, its really a motivation to pedal up the hills!
Distance from Lands End 948

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